Foddhoo (Noonu Atoll)
Fodhdhoo Fodhdhoo Maldives | |
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Coordinates: 05°44′38″N 73°12′58″E / 5.74389°N 73.21611°E | |
Country | Maldives |
Geographic atoll | Miladhummadulhu Atoll |
Administrative atoll | Southern Miladhunmadulu |
Distance to Malé | 176.34 km (109.57 mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 0.780 km (0.485 mi) |
• Width | 0.430 km (0.267 mi) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 228 (including foreigners) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Fodhdhoo (Dhivehi: ފޮއްދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll.
History
[edit]Toponymy
[edit]The island is named after the Fonga Gas (tree) which was one of a king in the world. It was visited by many foreign traveler, and the island's Feili (a cloth worn by Maldivians) was known as Dhera Feili.
Geography
[edit]The island is 176.34 km (110 mi; 95 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Demography
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 200 | — |
2014 | 215 | +7.5% |
2006-2014: Census populations Source: [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Listed as Fodhdhoo at "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 34. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Listed as Fodhdhoo at "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2018.